Qatar’s Ali earns 2021 Gold Cup Top Scorer Award

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Wednesday, August 4th 2021 04:13 AM

LAS VEGAS, Nevada – Almoez Ali of Qatar earned the 2021 Concacaf Gold Cup Top Scorer Award presented by Qatar Airways after finishing as the top scorer in the 2021 Gold Cup with four goals in five games. This marks another achievement for Al Duhail striker, who has become the first player in football history to score goals in three different continental championships after scoring against Panama in the opening match of Group D of the Gold Cup. Almoez was the top scorer of the 2019 Asian Cup with nine goals, a record in the Asian championship, surpassing Ali Daei, the Iranian football legend and top scorer of the 1996 Asian Cup. Qatar was the guest nation of this year's Gold Cup and didn't disappoint, scoring 12 goals in five matches. Ali was a big part of that with his quartet of goals.